deemster
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On such occasions, the deemster invariably acted on the sound old legal maxim, once recognised by an Act of Parliament, that suits not likely to bear good costs should always be settled out of court.
From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Sir Hall Caine
Or at midnight, in his own home, a deemster might be broken in upon by a clamorous gang of disputants and their witnesses, who came from the pot-house for the settlement of their differences.
From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Sir Hall Caine
Once more, no inquest of a deemster, no judge or jury, was necessary to the death-sentence of a man who rose against the king or his governor on his seat on Tynwald.
From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Sir Hall Caine
And this I can say with the less hesitation as I rely on the power of a deemster.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 by Various
Ye'll no dee as lang as he's your deemster.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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